There has been no news from Shang County for too long, and Han Ruzi is a little worried, "Am I too reckless to let Meng E shoulder such a heavy responsibility?" ”

Yang Feng hadn't gone out much in the past two days, sat next to the bookshelf, looked up and asked, "What did the tired Hou say to her?" ”

"If the general is just suspicious, then do something to strengthen his confidence, such as leaving a mysterious note or something; If the general has already thrown himself into the champion Hou, then he must have the henchmen of the champion Hou by his side, I will let Meng E ...... Kill this person to separate the general and the champion. ”

Yang Bong smiled.

"Does Yang Gong think my plan is naïve?" Han Ruzi asked, he didn't think so himself, so his voice was slightly stern.

Yang Feng shook his head with a smile, "There are people who have a lot of money in their pockets, but they are no different from ordinary people when they walk on the street, and there are people who barely maintain food and clothing, but they can make people think that he is spending a lot of money." If the emperor wants to extend his power beyond ten steps, he has to be the latter kind of person, and the tired marquis has the essence of it. ”

If it weren't for his very understanding of Yang Feng's philosophy, Han Ruzi would have thought that these words were mocking, laughed, and muttered, "What choice do I have other than bluffing?" ”

"Bluffing is an imperial technique, and there is more than one person who has mastered this technique."

Han Ruzi was slightly stunned, and was about to ask, when there was a sound of footsteps outside, and soon the door was pushed open, and two people rushed in, knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the tired marquis, whimpering and shouting "master".

Zhang Youcai and Loach returned, and they stayed in Mancang City, as the cronies of the general of Zhenbei to appease the emotions of the soldiers, until most of the nobles' children left, and then left to return to the capital.

Han Ruzi comforted the two of them, let the two go down to rest, and then said to Yang Feng: "The more than 470 soldiers of the tribe should have returned to Beijing, and only the loach can contact them." After a pause, he continued: "It's not a bluff. ”

"Are you sure these people won't be out of the way, and will follow you to the soup?"

Han Ruzi thought for a while, "I can't guarantee that they will keep their mouths shut, but they will go to the trouble for me." ”

Yang Feng was not familiar with these soldiers, and Han Ruzi explained: "I not only feed these soldiers, but also help their families left in Kidnapping Lake, Xiaojun...... Madame has been doing this for me, after she entered the palace, He Yi, the account office, was responsible for allocating silver and sending food every month, this should be enough, right? ”

Yang Feng didn't know about the trilogy, but he understood the rivers and lakes and officialdom, he thought for a while, "As long as the tired marquis has been rising, loyalty will not be a big problem, the key is how to use these four or five hundred people to 'bluff' out the momentum of thousands of troops." ”

Han Ruzi was more interested in Yang Feng's first sentence, "Keep rising? When I become emperor, if I do it, I won't be able to rise again, right? ”

Yang Feng stared at the Tired Hou for a while, "The Tired Hou has learned a lot of methods from Taizu's experience, and from now on, he should take a closer look at Emperor Wu's actual records." ”

Han Ruzi is competing for the throne, and Taizu, who has experienced a slight similarity, is of course more attractive to him, and Emperor Wu is his grandfather, who once met once, leaving a deep and vague impression, which is more difficult to grasp than a stranger, "The actual record of Emperor Wu has not been sorted out yet." ”

"Well, that's right, when you become the emperor, you'll be able to see it." Yang Feng rarely predicts the future, but in a certain sentence that he inadvertently says, he reveals a strong confidence.

Han Ruzi was infected, "Yang Gong, I am not the only one who said 'bluffing' just now, do you mean Champion Hou?" ”

"Especially the champion Hou." Yang Feng had been the commander of the Northern Army for nearly a year, and no one around Han Ruzi knew the champion Hou better than him.

Han Ruzi was deeply surprised, how could the champion Hou, who was supported by almost all the ministers, be more "bluffing" than him?

"The biggest weakness of the champion Hou is not bluffing, I said, this is the art of the emperor, ambitious princes and grandsons should master it, his problem is that he doesn't know that he is bluffing, and he deceives people so much that he even believes himself."

Han Ruzi laughed, he didn't have Yang Feng's calm mentality, in his opinion, Champion Hou still had an unshakable and powerful advantage.

Someone ran in without notice, the king of the East China Sea must come every day, and today is late, as soon as he entered the house, he panted and said, "Have you heard?" Did you hear that? ”

Turning his head to see Yang Feng, the King of the East China Sea closed his mouth and gasped twice, "You didn't go out?" ”

Yang Feng snorted, did not explain why he stayed, and the king of the East China Sea did not ask, and turned to Han Ruzi, "The household department has received the first official document, saying that it is the general's order, asking all localities to prepare more grain and grass......"

Han Ruzi got up and shouted twice excitedly, startling the King of the East China Sea, and even Yang Feng looked sideways.

"It worked!" Han Ruzi's heart hanging high finally fell, he couldn't hide the excitement in his heart, bypassed the bookcase, walked back and forth a few times before calming down, and smiled at the King of the East Sea: "You continue." ”

"No, as long as there is no clear opposition from the yamen, it is imperative to open warehouses and release grain in various places, your goal has been achieved, and the scholars are happy, but what's the use? The only effect is to anger the champion Hou, I heard that he is really, really angry, he originally wanted to use disaster relief to win people's hearts after ascending the throne, but you preempted him. ”

"Not too many people will know that this has something to do with me, and the people of the world will only thank the court and the general."

"Anyway, the limelight of Champion Hou has been taken away, and he only blames you."

After the excitement, Han Ruzi was confused, "The general agreed to accept the displaced people, why didn't Mr. Qu send me a message?" ”

"Probably because I was afraid that I would leak the news in advance and be obstructed by the champion Hou." The King of the East Sea guessed.

As long as the holy decree has not been promulgated, this time the opening of the warehouse and the release of grain may die at any time, Han Ruzi asked: "Is there any opposition from the ministry and the yamen?" ”

"The first official document only arrived at the household department today, and without a holy decree, no yamen can issue orders to all counties and counties, so they can only respond one by one after receiving the documents, or not respond." The king of the East China Sea is quite familiar with the operation of the major ministries and departments, and has the help of the "Guanghua Tigers", and he is also very well-informed, "I heard that the officials of the household department have been called to the yamen and are discussing countermeasures, and the champion Hou is also ...... there"

Fu Cheng ran to report that he was used to all kinds of accidents, but this time he still seemed panicked: a large group of officials came to visit Tihou at the same time, and the momentum was violent, and just Yu Wei was enough to scare a small official into weakness.

There are a lot of people who came, Xiao Sheng of the left inspection of the imperial history, Shen Mingzhi of the right patrol of the imperial history, Feng Ju, the secretary of the ministry, and Jiang Juying, the secretary of the military department...... A total of more than a dozen ministers strode into the study and unceremoniously reprimanded the tired marquis, some said that he broke the rules of the emperor's election, some said that he shook the foundation of the Great Chu, and some said that he killed himself, or coercion, or inducement, in short, they all asked him to write to the general immediately to stop the so-called recruitment and capture of prisoners.

Han Ruzi was surprised by the fierce reaction of these ministers, but he was not afraid, but became more and more calm, sitting behind the bookcase, raising his head slightly, and watching them fly one by one.

The king of the East China Sea defended Han Ruzi for a few words, and he was soon defeated, there were too many people on the other side, he was alone, and Han Ruzi and Yang Feng refused to help.

This time the Xingshi interrogation lasted for half an hour, when the ministers left, the Fu Cheng and the Fu Wei collapsed at the door, thinking that a catastrophe was coming, under their influence, the servants in the house were all at a loss, Zhang Youcai, Du Chuanyun and others ran to the study when they heard the news, but they saw the tired Hou, the king of the East China Sea, and Yang Feng celebrating each other.

Han Ruzi smiled and said to Zhang Youcai: "Go, let the kitchen prepare wine and food." ”

Zhang Youcai answered, asked the others to leave together, and scratched his head as he walked, "I've been away from the house for a long time, what did I miss?" The servant cries, the master laughs, what the hell is going on? ”

Du Chuanyun licked his lips, "Whatever is going on, there is good wine to drink again." ”

In the study, the King of the East China Sea was full of surprise, "I really can't imagine that the champion Hou would make such a stupid move, what is he trying to force this group of ministers to come here to make trouble?" Want to see the minister show his loyalty? But some people came, some people didn't come, and Yin harmless didn't show up, wouldn't he be even more timid? He doesn't really think that the ministers can change everything with a shout, does he? ”

Han Ruzi didn't understand either, the reaction of the champion Hou was completely unexpected, not more violent, but weaker, those ministers were fierce on the surface, but in fact, they were much weaker, and when they left, some people even secretly surrendered to the tired Hou.

He somewhat understood what Yang Feng said before, "Champion Hou is beginning to doubt the minister's support for him, King of the East China Sea, let the 'Guanghua Tigers' do more investigation, and any ministry or department that wants to reject any official document, even if it is just a small county, must tell me in advance." ”

"Don't worry, from this point of view, opening a warehouse and releasing grain is really a big blow to the champion Hou, and it makes him mess up - the reader is really insidious." The king of the East Sea took his leave, more confident than when he left.

"When will the King of the East Sea show his true face?" Han Ruzi asked.

Yang Feng didn't want to think about it and said: "One is when the champion Hou is gone, and the other is when you are about to win a big victory." The king of the East China Sea makes his own decision, and is likely to choose the former, his temperament is a little anxious, if there is a smart person to assist, the better choice is to wait a little longer. ”

Han Ruzi immediately thought of the Tan family, as well as the mother of the King of the East China Sea, who had chosen a capable wife for her son before entering the palace.

The first official letter received by the household department disturbed the imperial court, and not long after the minister and the king of the East China Sea left, Guo Cong came to the door, and the attitude was completely different from the first visit, this time he took the initiative to help.

"There are dozens of counties and thousands of counties in Dachu, of which six or seven percent have displaced people, whether they are willing to open a warehouse and release grain, it is all between the county guard and the county order, especially the choice of the county guard, which has a great impact. More than 40 people have left Beijing and gone on the road, carrying a large number of letters to persuade the county guards and county orders they knew, which may be able to help the tired marquis. ”

Han Ruzi got up, bowed to the ground, and thanked Guo Cong.

After Guo Cong left, Han Ruzi said: "Scholars are beginning to show their strength. ”

Yang Fengdao: "Not only that, at this time, everyone thinks that opening a warehouse and releasing grain is the credit of the general, and when these scholars go through, what the tired marquis has done will be known to the whole world, and the earliest officials who supported the tired marquis may be among these county guards." ”

Yang Feng finally assisted the Tired Hou to achieve the first victory, for him, the real cruel battle has just begun, "The champion Hou will not admit defeat just like this, nor will he just send ministers to shout, the Tired Hou is ready to take over, if you win this battle, your opponent is likely to be reduced by one." (To be continued.) )